Palettes / Colors / #9C19A9

#9C19A9 — Pink

#9C19A9 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #9C19A9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9C19A9 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #25A919; it also sits naturally between #5519A9 and #A9196D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 61% · Green 10% · Blue 66%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9C19A9

.text { color: #9C19A9; }
.background { background-color: #9C19A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9C19A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 25, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 74%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9C19A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 25, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9C19A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 25, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9C19A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9C19A9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #25A919:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9C19A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9C19A9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9C19A9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9C19A9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9C19A9?

#9C19A9 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 156, 25, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9C19A9?

#9C19A9 is RGB 156, 25, 169 — HSL 295°, 74%, 38% — CMYK 8%, 85%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #9C19A9?

Its complement is #25A919; analogous partners are #5519A9 and #A9196D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9C19A9 for text?

White text on #9C19A9 has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.13:1.